<s>
Grim	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
ARPG	B-Application
)	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Crate	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
February	O
2016	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
December	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
using	O
the	O
Titan	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
thematically	O
dark	O
fictional	O
world	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Victorian	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Cairn	O
,	O
a	O
setting	O
in	O
which	O
humanity	O
has	O
been	O
brought	O
to	O
near	O
extinction	O
by	O
a	O
trans-dimensional	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
war	O
caused	O
enormous	O
numbers	O
of	O
casualties	O
to	O
the	O
human	O
population	O
and	O
damaged	O
the	O
fabric	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
reality	I-Protocol
,	O
causing	O
additional	O
horrors	O
to	O
manifest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
features	O
fast-paced	O
real-time	O
combat	O
and	O
emphasizes	O
collecting	O
loot	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
armor	O
,	O
potions	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
money	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Iron	O
Bits	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
also	O
builds	O
upon	O
systems	O
from	O
Titan	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
including	O
improved	O
physics	O
,	O
location-specific	O
damage	O
effects	O
,	O
dynamic	O
weather	O
,	O
a	O
rotatable	O
camera	O
,	O
dismemberment	O
,	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
factions	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
completely	O
redesigned	O
quest	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
has	O
three	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
:	O
Normal	O
,	O
Elite	O
and	O
Ultimate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Titan	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
some	O
other	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
ARPG	B-Application
genre	O
,	O
each	O
subsequent	O
difficulty	O
is	O
unlocked	O
by	O
defeating	O
the	O
Final	O
Boss	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
difficulty	O
(	O
ex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
the	O
player	O
also	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
selecting	O
Hardcore	B-Application
mode	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
death	O
is	O
permanent	O
and	O
thus	O
becomes	O
no	O
longer	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	B-Application
mode	I-Application
characters	O
do	O
not	O
share	O
a	O
stash	O
with	O
Normal	O
mode	O
characters	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
join	O
multiplayer	O
sessions	O
with	O
other	O
Hardcore	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crate	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
27	O
2009	O
,	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
licensed	O
the	O
Titan	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
engine	O
from	O
Iron	O
Lore	O
and	O
announced	O
Grim	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
development	O
on	O
January	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
few	O
details	O
were	O
revealed	O
,	O
with	O
Crate	O
Entertainment	O
stating	O
that	O
Grim	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
thematically	O
dark	O
fictional	O
world	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Victorian	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
's	O
development	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
Crate	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
open	O
appeal	O
to	O
their	O
fans	O
for	O
financial	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
support	O
from	O
their	O
fans	O
and	O
various	O
websites	O
,	O
Crate	O
manager	O
Arthur	O
Bruno	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
The	O
Escapist	O
that	O
pre-orders	O
made	O
for	O
only	O
a	O
very	O
small	O
percentage	O
of	O
Grim	B-Application
Dawns	I-Application
total	O
budget	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Bruno	O
revealed	O
that	O
Crate	O
intended	O
to	O
provide	O
new	O
gameplay	O
content	O
for	O
Grim	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
through	O
expansions	O
every	O
six	O
to	O
ten	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crate	O
released	O
an	O
alpha	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
Build	O
8	O
)	O
through	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
program	O
on	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
featuring	O
all	O
previous	O
DLC	B-Protocol
and	O
expansions	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
29	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leif	O
Johnson	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
anything	O
,	O
Grim	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
is	O
both	O
empowered	O
and	O
chained	O
down	O
by	O
its	O
retro	O
stylings	O
,	O
preventing	O
,	O
say	O
,	O
the	O
randomized	O
levels	O
of	O
Diablo	O
III	O
and	O
thus	O
its	O
endless	O
potential	O
for	O
replay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
on	O
the	O
upside	O
,	O
none	O
of	O
its	O
recent	O
competitors	O
deliver	O
that	O
old-style	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
experience	O
so	O
purely	O
and	O
so	O
satisfyingly	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
hybrid	O
class	O
system	O
makes	O
each	O
new	O
jaunt	O
a	O
little	O
different	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
Grim	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
1million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
and	O
its	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Crucible	O
,	O
over	O
200,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
live	O
stream	O
on	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Crate	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Forgotten	O
Gods	O
expansion	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
100,000	O
copies	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
copies	O
sold	O
between	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
DLC	B-Protocol
to	O
over	O
3	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
designers	O
stated	O
in	O
a	O
forum	O
post	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
DLC	B-Protocol
were	O
approaching	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
5	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
February	O
2022	O
Crate	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
DLC	B-Protocol
's	O
had	O
sold	O
7	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
